Prosopopoeia (Noun)
Meaning
Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Freedom stood tall and proud, a shining beacon in the hearts of the oppressed, calling out to all who would listen to join the fight for justice.
- Death rode into town on a pale horse, his dark robes billowing behind him like a mournful cloud, bringing an aura of foreboding to the assembled crowd.
- The goddess of wisdom, Sophia, poured her golden light into the hearts of the seekers of truth, illuminating the path to knowledge and understanding.
- Justice, a strong and unyielding figure, gazed down upon the land with eyes of piercing insight, meting out punishment to the guilty and vindication to the oppressed.
- Fortune, a whimsical maiden, danced upon the winds of fate, bestowing riches and prosperity upon some, while denying them to others with a careless smile.